I use an older desktop with spare kit as a server box for TeamSpeak, etc. It also mines bitcoins almost 24/7, and has done so for months without issue. Yesterday it cut out suddenly, like from overheating, and while it was a little sunnier, it's still a Scottish spring and the room was at a comfortable temp. It also has new and functioning fans rear and side, a CPU heatsink, and the GPU has a good few inches top and bottom, so it's well aired and uncrowded.
Regardless, I left it for a few minutes to cool off before trying to turn it back on, but nothing happened. The mobo has a power LED so I believe it and the PSU are working to some extent. I did notice one of the HDDs wasn't secured properly and was resting on some cables tucked below the drive rack, but it might've been touching the metal bottom of the case - a long shot, but could this have caused a short-out?
I don't think any of the components are more than three years old. I removed the GPU and RAM sticks and then stuck them back in, and have disconnected the HDDs and all the cables out the back except for the power, but still nothing. I checked mobo connections too, so I'm officially stumped. Google came up mostly with problems with OS failure, getting stuck at the BIOS, but I'm talking about the power button having no effect, not even jump-starting.
I hope this is enough (but not too much!) info, and thanks in advance.
Edit: the PSU is 750W, if that's relevant.
Regardless, I left it for a few minutes to cool off before trying to turn it back on, but nothing happened. The mobo has a power LED so I believe it and the PSU are working to some extent. I did notice one of the HDDs wasn't secured properly and was resting on some cables tucked below the drive rack, but it might've been touching the metal bottom of the case - a long shot, but could this have caused a short-out?
I don't think any of the components are more than three years old. I removed the GPU and RAM sticks and then stuck them back in, and have disconnected the HDDs and all the cables out the back except for the power, but still nothing. I checked mobo connections too, so I'm officially stumped. Google came up mostly with problems with OS failure, getting stuck at the BIOS, but I'm talking about the power button having no effect, not even jump-starting.
I hope this is enough (but not too much!) info, and thanks in advance.
Edit: the PSU is 750W, if that's relevant.
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